Time flowed like water, and five days flashed by in the blink of an eye.
Spirit Hall, inside a splendid palace.
"Saint Child, there's news about your disciple." A voice suddenly rang out from the shadows.
An eerie figure appeared before Qian Xunji, who was handling his affairs, and handed him a report.
"Oh?" Qian Xunji raised an eyebrow and took the information from the ghostly figure.
"Whale Rubber? Why would Xiao Fan need something like that?"
"Bibi Dong, that child, is so careless in her theory classes."
Qian Xunji frowned as he looked over the information in his hands.
The two disciples he had taken in really did give him no end of worry.
One needed Whale Rubber at such a young age, while the other was always sleeping in class!
Qian Xunji naturally knew what Whale Rubber was!
But when he saw the information below, the corners of his mouth lifted slightly. "Those two little ones are doing better and better in practical class."
"Hmm? This is a little unusual. How are they improving so quickly?"
As he read on, Qian Xunji's expression turned to shock. In practical class, the two of them were steadily increasing their training load—not by a little, but by several times at a time!
At their current training level, even some genuine One-Ring Beast Martial Soul Soul Masters might not be able to keep up!
At this point, Qian Xunji already knew there was a secret behind it.
Qian Xunji rose to his feet, and a Six-Winged Angel appeared behind him.
He beat those three pairs of sacred wings, and flew toward Martial Soul Academy!
Martial Soul Academy
On a certain training field, Lin Fan and Bibi Dong were running laps.
Each of them had four objects like sandbags strapped to their legs.
Those four sandbag-like objects were simple Soul Tools! They could change their weight and provide a way to train.
Soul Tools weren't widespread in this era, but it was still possible to make some simple ones.
"Senior brother, what lap are we on?" Bibi Dong asked, breathing a little hard, her face flushed.
"The eighth. Seven more to go," Lin Fan replied, sounding completely relaxed.
Not far away, Teacher Xu, the practical class instructor, saw how relaxed they still looked. He had already started planning to raise the training intensity again.
In just a few short days, Bibi Dong and Lin Fan's physiques had changed as if they'd been reborn. They were practically different people every day!
At this rate, even some Two-Ring Soul Grandmasters might not be able to match them.
Suddenly, gusts of wind swept past, kicking up dust from the ground.
Teacher Xu abruptly looked up and saw Qian Xunji, flapping three pairs of sacred golden wings, slowly descending from the sky like an angel. A divine aura washed over them, inspiring awe in everyone who felt it.
"Saint Child," Teacher Xu said respectfully.
Qian Xunji nodded calmly, then asked, "How much longer do they have to train?"
"Reporting to you, Saint Child, Bibi Dong has seven laps left in this stage of training, while Lin Fan has twelve," Teacher Xu replied.
"Then we'll wait," Qian Xunji said mildly. His golden wings slowly folded away, and his aura settled into stillness.
On his way here, Qian Xunji had thought it over. There was no need to rush.
Only Lin Fan and Bibi Dong knew the secret behind this.
Although he didn't know why their physical abilities had improved so quickly, if only the two of them knew, why should he be in a hurry?
Besides, Qian Xunji was now watching closely to see how they trained!
After all, he was their teacher, and he hadn't visited his two new disciples in several days!
Meanwhile, the virtual screen before Lin Fan suddenly swelled, and the lines displaying the sources of his emotion points flashed rapidly.
"Positive emotion points from Qian Xunji (curiosity): +502"
"Positive emotion points from Qian Xunji: +380"
"Positive emotion points from Xu Ran: +333"
Once Lin Fan noticed, he looked toward the training area.
The next moment, Qian Xunji's figure entered his sight!
"It's Teacher," Lin Fan said.
Hearing him, Bibi Dong turned to look and saw Qian Xunji watching them with a faint smile.
"Senior brother, Teacher came to see us!" Bibi Dong said, quietly delighted. She even sped up her running.
"Don't rush. Keep a steady pace," Lin Fan reminded her.
As he spoke, Lin Fan picked up his speed a little.
At this moment, his physical abilities were naturally far greater than Bibi Dong's.
Although Bibi Dong had also taken Whale Rubber on Lin Fan's recommendation, it had to be remembered that Lin Fan had the Demon Element!
The Demon Element kept strengthening his physical abilities, and he was still nowhere near his limit!
Whale Rubber could only be used once, and in a sufficient amount.
If Lin Fan and Bibi Dong hadn't eaten so little, they probably would have reached their limit after a single dose.
Before long, Lin Fan and Bibi Dong had finished their weighted run.
"Teacher!" Lin Fan and Bibi Dong came before Qian Xunji and bowed respectfully.
Qian Xunji nodded in satisfaction. From his observations just now, he'd seen that the two of them were a little out of breath, but their movements showed they were nowhere near their limits.
Of course, they still had more training to complete afterward, so it was only natural that they hadn't reached their limits yet.
"Come with me," Qian Xunji said, heading toward a nearby pavilion.
Lin Fan and Bibi Dong exchanged a glance, then followed him.
Only after they had entered the pavilion and sat down did Qian Xunji speak. "Xiao Fan, Dong'er, I know what you've been up to these past few days."
"Do you know why I came to see you?"
"Teacher, is it because of the Whale Rubber?" Lin Fan asked directly.
Bibi Dong, on the other hand, nervously stepped back and clutched the edge of her skirt, hiding behind Lin Fan. She was afraid he would bring up her falling asleep in class.
Seeing this, Qian Xunji nodded. "That's part of it. Xiao Fan, tell me, why did you ask Dean Zhu to buy all that Whale Rubber?"
Qian Xunji knew very well that Lin Fan was too young to meet the requirements for using Whale Rubber.
There could only be one answer: Lin Fan had some other use for it!
"Teacher, I read in an ancient book that Whale Rubber has some special properties..."
Lin Fan spoke, his tone utterly sincere.
To make sure there were no holes in his story, Lin Fan had spent two days going to the library to study after leaving the Mimicry Training Ground.
Lin Fan told him the story he'd made up, focusing in particular on what Whale Rubber could do.
As Qian Xunji listened to Lin Fan's explanation, admiration filled his eyes, along with shock!
He had never imagined that his disciple would be so diligent!
And there was also the fact that he had discovered and unraveled such important information!
Yes, according to Lin Fan's explanation, he had first made deductions, then conducted experiments, and finally tested his theory! Lin Fan had discovered for himself that Whale Rubber could improve physical abilities!
After all, no one in this era had yet discovered that Whale Rubber could change one's physical abilities!
"Xiao Fan, is what you said true? Did taking Whale Rubber really cause such a great improvement in your physical abilities?"
Qian Xunji stared at Lin Fan in disbelief, curiosity and delight in his eyes!
Lin Fan smiled faintly and replied, "Teacher, my junior sister is right here. Why not ask her?"
Before Qian Xunji could ask, Bibi Dong stepped out from behind Lin Fan. "Teacher, everything senior brother said is true!"
"Our physical abilities improved so much because we took Whale Rubber!"
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